Photo by TOM MORRIS/LaTechSports Pix- Louisiana Tech head football coach Skip Holtz (pointing something out to a referee during Saturday’s win over Texas-San Antonio) credited his defensive players and coaches for playing a big role in the win over the Roadrunners.

All season long Louisiana Tech University football coach Skip Holtz has called his team a work in progress.

Especially impressive in Saturday’s 27-20 home win over Texas-San Antonio was the progress shown by Tech’s defense.

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